Ford Contour 1998–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 031514 · NHTSA communication 10003193 · issued Aug 4, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2003
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
The malfunction indicator lamp (mil) may be illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p1380, p1381, p1383, and/or p0340 may be stored in memory. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 1999 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 2000 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 2001 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 2002 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 2003 Ford ZX2 (escort)
- 1999 Mercury Cougar
- 2000 Mercury Cougar
- 2001 Mercury Cougar
- 2002 Mercury Cougar
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1999 Mercury Mystique
- 2000 Mercury Mystique
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.